1994–95 Sheffield United F.C. season

Sheffield United
1994–95 season
Chairman Reg Brealey
Manager Dave Bassett
Stadium Bramall Lane
Division One 8th
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup Third Round
Top goalscorer League: Blake (17)
All: Blake (18)
Highest home attendance 22,322
(vs. Manchester United)
Lowest home attendance 5,065
(vs. Stockport County)

The 1994-95 season was the 106th season in existence for Sheffield United, during which they played in Division One under manager Dave Bassett, having been relegated from the Premier League the previous season. With various factions attempting to take over the club, little money was invested in the side and they were unable to make an immediate return to the Premiership, finishing 8th.

Ground

Bramall Lane operated with only three sides during the season as the old John Street Stand had been demolished.[1]

Season overview

Following relegation from the Premier League the season before the club had little funds to try to mount a sustained promotion push. During the summer Carl Bradshaw had been sold to Norwich City for £500,000 and Tom Cowan to Huddersfield Town for a further £200,000.[1] They were replaced by two cut priced Australians, Doug Hodgson and Carl Veart who cost £30,000 and £150,000 respectively.[1]

Players

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England DF Graham Anthony
England DF Paul Beesley
Northern Ireland MF Kingsley Black (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
Wales FW Nathan Blake
England DF Mark Blount
England DF Ross Davidson
England MF Bobby Davison
England MF Ashley Fickling
Norway FW Jostein Flo
England DF Mark Foran
England MF Kevin Gage
England MF John Gannon
England DF Brian Gayle (captain)
England MF Charlie Hartfield
Wales MF Glyn Hodges
Australia DF Doug Hodgson
No. Position Player
England MF Jamie Hoyland
Republic of Ireland GK Alan Kelly
England MF Adrian Littlejohn
Scotland DF Scott Marshall (on loan from Arsenal)
England GK Billy Mercer
Norway DF Roger Nilsen
England MF John Reed
England MF Paul Rogers
England FW Andy Scott
England DF Rob Scott
England FW Phil Starbuck
England GK Simon Tracey
England DF David Tuttle
Australia FW Carl Veart
England MF Mitch Ward
England MF Dane Whitehouse

Squad statistics

As of the end of the season[2]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision One FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF England Graham Anthony 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF England Paul Beesley 28 2 27 2 0 0 1 0
MF Northern Ireland Kingsley Black 11 2 11 2 0 0 0 0
FW Wales Nathan Blake 39 18 35 17 1 0 3 1
DF England Mark Blount 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
DF England Ross Davidson 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF England Bobby Davison 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
MF England Ashley Fickling 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW Norway Jostein Flo 35 8 32 6 1 0 2 2
DF England Mark Foran 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 0
MF England Kevin Gage 43 5 40 5 1 0 2 0
MF England John Gannon 14 0 12 0 0 0 2 0
DF England Brian Gayle 38 1 35 1 1 0 2 0
MF England Charlie Hartfield 27 1 25 1 1 0 1 0
MF Wales Glyn Hodges 26 4 25 4 1 0 0 0
DF Australia Doug Hodgson 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF England Jamie Hoyland 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
GK Republic of Ireland Alan Kelly 42 0 38 0 1 0 3 0
MF England Adrian Littlejohn 18 1 16 1 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland Scott Marshall 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0
GK England Billy Mercer 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF Norway Roger Nilsen 35 0 33 0 1 0 1 0
MF England John Reed 13 2 12 2 0 0 1 0
MF England Paul Rogers 47 4 44 4 1 0 2 0
FW England Andy Scott 40 5 37 4 1 0 2 1
DF England Rob Scott 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW England Phil Starbuck 24 1 23 1 1 0 0 0
GK England Simon Tracey 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
DF England David Tuttle 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
FW Australia Carl Veart 41 11 39 11 1 0 1 0
MF England Mitch Ward 16 2 14 2 0 0 2 0
MF England Dane Whitehouse 43 10 39 7 1 0 3 3

Transfers

In

Squad # Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Australia Carl Veart Australia Adelaide City £150,000 22 July 1994 [1]
DF Australia Doug Hodgson Australia Heidelberg Alex £30,000 22 July 1994 [3]
DF England Mark Foran England Millwall £25,000 27 August 1994 [4]
GK England Billy Mercer England Rotherham United £75,000 12 October 1994 [5]
FW England Phil Starbuck England Huddersfield Town £150,000 28 October 1994 [6]

Loan in

Squad # Position Player Loaned from Start End Source
DF Scotland Scott Marshall England Arsenal 25 August 1994 22 November 1994 [7]
MF Northern Ireland Kingsley Black England Nottingham Forest 2 March 1995 9 May 1995 [8]

Out

Squad # Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Sweden Jonas Wirmola Sweden Malmo £50,000 31 May 1994 [9]
MF England Chris Kamara England Bradford City Free 25 July 1994 [10]
DF England Carl Bradshaw England Watford £500,000 28 July 1994 [11]
DF Scotland Tom Cowan England Huddersfield Town £200,000 13 July 1994 [12]
FW England Alan Cork England Fulham Free 1 August 1994 [12]
FW England Franz Carr England Leicester City £100,000 11 October 1994 [13]
FW England Bobby Davison England Rotherham United Free 14 October 1994 [14]
MF Scotland Mark Hawthorne England Walsall Free 23 January 1995 [15]
MF England Jamie Hoyland England Burnley £130,000 14 October 1994 [16]
DF England Ashley Fickling England Grimsby Town Free 22 March 1995 [17]

Loan out

Squad # Position Player Loaned to Start End Source
DF England Mark Foran England Rotherham United 26 August 1994 26 September 1994 [4]
GK England Sal Bibbo England Chesterfield 10 February 1995 31 May 1995 [18]

League table

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6Barnsley 462012146352+1172
7Watford 461913145246+670
8Sheffield United 461717127455+1968
9Derby County 461812166651+1566
10Grimsby Town 461714156256+665

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

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